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Seasoned silk painter RashmiAgarwal views the centuries-oldart as a means of recreating natureon silk and reaching out towould-be artists of all ages.
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by Raynald C Rivera
She gently dips a tiny brush
into a small receptacle and as
the diminutive toe intimates
with the silk, blue slowly
spreads on the white fabric
creating a minute portion of the ocean
for her latest work titled Route de la soie
(Silk Road).
Rashmi Agarwal was at her studio
creating her latest silk painting, an art
she looks at as something spiritual than
aesthetic, a passion than a profession.
“When colour spreads on the soft silk
beautifully, something is coming out of
your soul,” she explains.
Though she finished degrees in Law
and Commerce, she decided to dedicate
her time being a full-time artist, creat-
ing beautiful art pieces with her skill-
ful hands and imaginative mind, and
teaching others who have the heart for
this art.
Art was her first love. Since child-
hood, she had been highly engaged in
visual arts so it’s no wonder why she
is adept in other art types such as oil
and glass painting but silk painting, she
says, has given her a different kind of
fulfillment. For this reason, she has been
into this creative venture for 12 years
now, eight years of which has been spent
in Qatar.
“I love to paint everything about
nature – flowers, mountains and land-
scapes. Here in Qatar I love to paint
mosques. They look magnificent com-
pared to those found in other countries,
and what’s more people put on a lot of
effort preparing it is a place for wor-
ship,” she explains.
Rashmi’s foray in teaching the art
of silk painting in Qatar started eight
years ago and so far she has passed on
her knowledge to hundreds of art enthu-
siasts, from little children to adults
interested to learn the art.
VIBRANT VIBRANT STROKES STROKES ON SILKON SILK
PICS: QASSIM RAHMATULLAH
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“It just surprises my students because
at first they don’t’ have any idea what
silk painting is and are fascinated once
they are able to finish a beautiful piece,”
she said of her experience teaching at
the Virginia Commonwealth University
in Qatar and Mathnasium among others.
Silk painting, she says, is so simple that
she can finish one piece in a day or two
and therefore could be done at any age.
“I have taught many people here in
Qatar. Last year I conducted workshop
for 155 Arab children,” she said proudly
showing some artworks done by very
young children.
Once limited to the affluent, silk paint-
ing is finding a place in Qatar’s flourish-
ing art scene in recent times.
“Silk painting started around the 2nd
century in India and became very popu-
lar among Mughal emperors from 17th
to 19th centuries. After 1970s it became
very famous in the US,” explains Rashmi.
What is fascinating with silk painting
is the fact it could be used for various
purposes allowing one to shift from fine
art to fashion art.
From curtains and cushion covers to
abayyas and shellas to gents’ ties, silk
painting has evolved from being mere
ornamental to objects of fashion; from
wall hangings displayed in homes and
offices to accessories that can be worn
by both men and women.
Rashmi’s studio is a riot of colours with
wall hangings and an impressive display
of her many other works.
She has a stunning collection of abay-
yas and shellas painted by her expert
hands. These she said are very much in
demand in the country since the designs
are unique and could not be found any-
where in the market. Prices of her art-
works range from QR1,500 to QR10,000
depending on design and material.
Because of the demand she is now
planning to diversify her craft, opening
a boutique in the near future to make her
creations available for more people.
Silk painting involves different tech-
niques such as gutta and serti using vari-
ous materials like wax, sugar, salt and
soft drinks to achieve desired effects on
the dyes on silk.
Asked why dye is preferred over paint,
she said dye is easily absorbed by the fab-
ric and “becomes an internal part of the
silk” which results to a ‘printed’ effect on
the silk whose texture is so smooth that
no one notices it has been done by hand.
The dyes are sourced from the US,
France, Germany and Hungary and the
silk from India, China and Thailand.
In addition, paint brushes in different
sizes are also an important tool for silk
painting.
“The silk that I use is produced by silk-
worms which make a durable and long-
lasting cloth which can last a hundred
years as long as it is not folded.”
It is amazing to see how the various
colours and materials from different
countries come together in one beautiful
piece of work which many will appreciate.
The Peninsula
Silk painting started around the 2nd century in India and became very popular among Mughal emperors from 17th to 19th centuries. After 1970s it became very famous in the US.
Communal violence can be averted only by strengthening the secular forces, said R B Sreekumar, former ADGP of Gujarat, a state in India. He was talking at the Kerala
Seminar-2012 conducted by the socio cultural youth organisation focusQATAR at Abu backer Siddiq Independent School on Friday. The programme was conducted to mark the ‘Formation Day of Kerala’.
“Violence is a result of ignorance and misunder-standing. It’s the responsibility of the religious lead-ers to provide their people lessons on brotherhood and peaceful living,” he added.
“Political and religious leaders do not motivate the youth to excel in education. Hence, most of the youth who acquired best education from India migrates to different parts of the world searching for better opportunities and quality of life. Wed need to start a new phase of social reformation process to recap-ture the rich culture and communal harmony of our country,” he said.
Asif Ali Kannur presented the topic “Contemporary Kerala society, problems and hopes.” In his speech, he pointed out that society in Kerala is getting trans-formed very rapidly. He expressed his concerns in the disappearance of the values such as unity, frater-nity and religious harmony in the society. Dr Husain Madavoor, Kerala Waqaf Board Member and General Secretary of Indian Islahi Movement, delivered the key note address. “There will be no religion, culture, trade and economy in a country where there is no peace,” Dr Madavoor said. Adv Ismail Nanmanda also spoke on the occasion.
P S Sasikumar, First Secretary, Indian Embassy, inaugurated the seminar. Shameer Valiyaveettil pre-sided over the function. Naushad Payyoli welcomed the gathering. Dr Nishan Puryil expressed vote of thanks. Abu Obaida Aljabarawi from Fanar gave
away the prize for the photography contest con-ducted as part of the ‘Ecofocus’ programme.
An exhibition showing the rich past, and tradi-tion of Kerala was also conducted as part of the programme. The Peninsula
PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 COMMUNITY4
Seminar calls for communal harmony and peace
Al Sadd Sports Club launched its new social responsibility programme “Reading Heroes” sponsored by Jarir Bookstore during a press conference held at the club.
Jassim Al Rumaihi, the General Secretary at Al Sadd sports club, attended the function along with the educational ambassador Aziz Al Ansari, Al Sadd and Jarir Bookstore officials and local media.
“Continuing our successes in social responsibility in the last and current season, I’m pleased to announce our new educational programme, “Reading Heroes” sponsored by our strategic partner Jarir Bookstore. This programme will have a significant role in promoting and supporting reading habits among the new generation. Al Sadd’s young star Abdulaziz Al Ansari will participate in this programme as Al Sadd’s educational ambassador. We renew our commitment to implement diverse social responsibility programs to achieve the positive impact in the community through the power of sports,” Al Rumaihi said.
“Reading Heroes” comes as an extension of the partnership between Al Sadd Sports Club and Jarir Bookstore. Joint CSR programmes between the two had seen huge success with “Brains’ Zone” the educational workshop last season in Landmark and Villaggio Malls. Beside this season’s booth “Smart Game” that has been placed in Al Sadd spectators’ area displaying the latest computer and electronic devices available at Jarir Bookstore.
Al Sadd CSR team has designed “Reading Heroes” for elementary school students, encourages direct interaction through reading and discussing books based on a variety of topics. Also, educational and entertainment activities will support in delivering a smooth and concise message to the kids. The programme will run on a five-month period. Next week begins the first visit discussing reading subjects and its importance in building the future.
Commenting on the programme, Abdulaziz Al Ansari, Al Sadd player and the ambassador of education said: “My participation in “Brains’ Zone” last season sparked my enthusiasm to take the responsibility towards educational programmes.
“Reading Heroes” program gives the new generation the chance to be heroes and a positive model in our community. I’m happy to launch my first programme and excited to visit schools and interact with students.” The Peninsula
Al Sadd Sports Club launches Reading Heroes for kids
FROM LEFT: Abdul Aziz Al Ansari, player, Al Sadd Sports Club (Al Sadd), Jassim Al Rumaihi, General Secretary, Al Sadd, and Ibraheim Al Khuzaim, Showroom Manager, Jarir Bookstore, at press conference to announce a new programme ‘Reading Heroes’. Sa
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Abu Obaida Aljabarawi from FANAR shaking hands with R B Sreekumar, former Additional Director General of Police, Gujarat State, India, during the ‘Kerala Seminar’ organised to mark the formation of Kerala State by Focus Qatar. Dr Hussain Madavoor (centre), General Secretary of All India Islahi Movement, and Shameer Valiyaveettil (right), CEO, Focus Qatar, are also seen.
PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 5CAMPUS
A leading Islamic scholar and retired Professor of Qatar University has urged stu-dents to spread the light of
Quran by studying the Holy Quran. Prof Musaed Musallem Al Jaffer, advi-sor of Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic affairs, retired professor in Quranic Studies and Interpretation from Algerian University, Iraq University and Qatar University, was speaking in the closing ceremony of 17th Inter School Competition, organised by Youth Forum Qatar at the Ideal Indian School on Friday.
He noted that the holy book, which invites mankind to right path, should be taught to the young generation as
it is the book of guidance. It is the only book that influences their com-plete life and deals with social, physi-cal, and mental problems. “The Light of Quran which is gained from Qatar should spread out of the whole world wherever you are,” he added.
Youth Forum has been organis-ing the Inter School Competition for School students in Qatar for the past 17 years. MES Indian School won the overall championship with 123 points, followed by Ideal Indian School as runners-up with 58 points, while Shanthinikethan Indian School bagged the third place with 44 points.
A total of 600 participants of differ-ent nationalities representing various
schools in Qatar, aged between 8 and 17 years, took part in the competition. Apart from Quran recitation, contests were also held for Quran memorisa-tion, Quran interpretation, Elocution, Quiz, Painting, Documentary and Essay writing. The concluding ceremony was
chaired by Sajid Rahman, President of Youth Forum Qatar, and Abdul Hakim Perumpilav, Public Relation and Media In charge, welcomed the guests and Sameer Kalikav proposed vote of thanks.
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Scholar urges students to spread the light of Quran
Musaed Musallem giving the trophy to MES Indian Shool students.
AIS raises funds for displaced OFWs
The Asian Integrated School (AIS) recently celebrated United Nations Day with a
fund-raising event to help distressed and displaced Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) in Qatar.
Aside from the usual colorful national costumes parade as well as the magnificent presentations from the students, the fund rais-ing activity was held in partnership with Philippine Overseas and Labor Office-Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (POLO-OWWA) in Doha.
The programme was able to raise QR17,000 allotted for plane tickets for distressed OFWs.
Cary Yasir M Aragat, the School Principal, handed over eight Doha-Manila tickets to Labour Attache Leopoldo de Jesus yesterday. The OFWs who would avail of the air tickets were chosen from among those who urgently needed them to go home, some of whom were already in the deportation area.
De Jesus expressed deep gratitude
to AIS for initiating such program to help the Filipino workers in Qatar. He was also grateful with the goods that were delivered last month from AIS Grade School students headed by Programme Activity Coordinator Rogelio B Alado Jr with the support from the teachers, students and parents.
According to Aragat, more fund raising activities will be held to help his compatriots. It’s one way also to thank the Filipino community for the trust they have given to Asian Integrated School which is now on its second year of operation.
The Peninsula
Cary Yasir M Aragat (right), AIS Principal, handing over Doha-Manila tickets to Labour Attache Leopoldo de Jesus.
College of the North Atlantic-Qatar (CNA-Q) presented its 9th Annual Rewarding
Excellence Awards Ceremony to a full audience on November 6, recognising 85 students for exceptional perform-ance during the 2011-2012 Academic Year.
Dr Ken MacLeod, President, CNA-Q, was joined by Dr Latifa Al Houty, Vice-Chair of CNA-Q’s Executive Committee, Ahmed Ali Al Mowlawi, Director of Administration, Qatar Petroleum, representatives of industry, faculty and family members.
“Since 2002, CNA-Q has been edu-cating the leaders of tomorrow,” said Dr MacLeod. “To date, over 2,000 stu-dents have graduated from our pro-grams. Many of them have sat where you are tonight, being recognized for hard work.”
Presented by Dr Latifa Al Houty, Vice Chair, Executive Committee, the CNA-Q Scholarship for Highest
Achiever was awarded to Dana Al Hajri, student of the Business Administration – Accounting programme.
The Decade of Excellence Scholarship was awarded to the top 10 Qatari academic achievers.
Speaking on behalf of the honoured students, Cindy Fernandes, winner of an ExxonMobil Scholarship and sole recipient of the CNA-Q Leadership Award, spoke about the importance of CNA-Q students and to the State of Qatar.
“As an institution, CNA-Q excels at teaching skills, at instilling attitudes, and at modeling behaviors that each of us needs to develop our true poten-tial. So in addition to congratulation and recognizing our excellent students, our ceremony tonight saluted the work that CNA-Q does of transforming us into tomorrow’s leaders who will shape Qatar’s society and enrich the lives of those around us.”
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CNA-Q celebrates studentachievement at awards night
Cindy Fernandes, student leadership winner.
Dr Latifa Al Houty with 10-year scholar-ship winner.
PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 MARKETPLACE6
Qatar National Broadband Network (Qnbn) and Vodafone Qatar teamed up at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to boost their partnership at the recent Formula 1 championship races at Yas Marina Circuit, where
Vodafone was official sponsor for the McLaren team. Richard Dally, Vodafone Qatar CEO, said: “This collabo-
ration reflects the strong relationship between Qnbn and Vodafone. Qnbn seeks in every way to engage with us as an operator and this is testament to how closely we work together to achieve the best outcome for Qatar’s fiber optic broadband. It was exhilarating to be part of the sensational atmosphere that surrounds Formula 1 events and at the same time dem-onstrate our close ties with Qnbn by placing their logo on our McLaren car. Qnbn aims to empower all who live and work in Qatar through its high speed fiber optic network that will be available through operators like Vodafone, to create more potential for all and fuel innovation for the future.”
Ahmed Al Sulaiti, Qnbn CTO added: “Just as high speed Formula One racing transforms the delivery of world class racing cars and engines, so too will fiber optic broadband transform the entire nation - from businesses to residents, education to healthcare and more importantly, e-government services. Having our logo on Vodafone’s Formula 1 McLaren car accurately reflects the goals and ambitions our two organi-sations have in common – to bring the latest high speed com-munications to Qatar to set the country alight.”
Qnbn’s rollout of its new fiber optic network has now begun and will accelerate broadband fiber penetration in Qatar, enabling telecom operators, like Vodafone to offer the next generation broadband services to businesses and individuals.
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Qnbn and Vodafone officials with Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton.
At a TILOS event held at the Ritz Carlton on November 5 for project professionals , Col laboration Management Control Solutions
Qatar (CMCS Qatar) and Future Network Development (FND) announced immediate availability of the latest release of TILOS v8, enabling owners of v7 to upgrade to the latest release and use the concepts of linear schedul-ing more effectively on their linear projects i.e. highway, road, railway, pipeline, tunnel, under-ground and other civil engineering projects.
New features include the new TILOS Google Module, Mass Haulage Planning, and redesigned architecture whilst preserving the look and feel of version 7 to enable users to easily scale up to the new version.
“Simply the best tool for planning and man-aging linear projects” said Tekin Guvercin,
CEO of FND. He also added: “TILOS is not only planning tool but also complete plan-ning, controlling and engineering know-how system. Top10 worldwide biggest construction, Oil&Gas companies are already customers of TILOS which is worldwide standard for lin-ear projects. For example if we speak about metro projects, 30 of currently ongoing metro projects in the World are planned by TILOS and it’s the same for Pipeline, Road, Railway and Transmition projects. I am extremely impressed by investments of Qatar which is already much more developed than many EU countries. Infrastructure is very important point for country development. TILOS has been already used in major infrastructure project in Qatar and I believe that Qatar will become one of TILOS biggest market in EMEA soon.”
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Demand forQtel BusinessCentres grows
Qtel’s Business Centres are helping companies to grow across Qatar, and the company is continu-ing to enhance the range of services available for business customers.
Qtel launched a new “Let’s Talk” campaign in July 2012 to encourage organisations to use Business Centres as resources to help them upgrade and implement new solutions.
Since the campaign started, the number of new busi-nesses visiting Qtel Business Centres has increased by almost 120 percent, reflecting Qatar’s ongoing economic dynamism. Qtel provides each business customer with a dedicated Account Manager, who gives free consultations on technical issues, start-up challenges and registration and licensing issues.
One of the organisations benefiting from their Account Manager is the Supreme Education Council (SEC), which has embarked on a series of e-learning and enhanced com-munication projects, deploying VoIP and ADSL technol-ogy. Ahmad Darwish, an SEC representative, said: “Qtel’s Account Managers helped us by receiving requests and responding to them, and providing us with solutions.”
Recently, Qtel restructured the sales team to include a sales manager and a service manager to increase cus-tomer satisfaction. Businesses customers have praised the Business Centre service and helpful Account Managers. One of these customers is Al Emadi Enterprises, a leading real estate developer that uses Qtel’s Internet and phone services.
These include a toll-free hotline, Shahry phones for its employees travelling throughout the country, and mobile broadband USB devices for its engineers at the 55,000sqm Al Markhiya mixed use luxury complex under construction. KMPG, a leading international company which provides audit, tax and advisory services, uses Qtel’s Internet and landline phone services. The Peninsula
CMCS Qatar, FND launch TILOS 8 in QatarCMCS Qatar and FND officials at the TILOS 8 launch.
Qnbn, Vodafone in fast lane at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012HEALTH 7
Health Tipsfrom DOCTOR
Let’s face it, accidents happen -- and if you’ve had an injury to the teeth, mouth or jaw, you need to see a dentist right away. Putting off dental treat-ment for a dental emergency now only increases
the risk of permanent damage later, which could translate into more extensive and expensive treatment down the road
Pain is your body’s signal that something is wrong. It also means it’s time to seek treatment for something you might have been putting off for a while.
Here’s what constitutes a dental emergency, and Tips for Dealing with Dental Emergencies.
Bitten Lip or Tongue -- Clean the area and apply an ice pack to reduce swelling. If the bleeding doesn’t stop, see your dentist right away or go to a hospital emergency room.
Broken Tooth -- Save any pieces of the broken tooth and rinse your mouth out with warm water. Apply a cold compress to the area to decrease swelling and pain until you can be seen by an emergency dentist.
Knocked Out Tooth -- Gently rinse off the knocked out tooth without removing any attached tissue. If possible, hold the tooth in place in the socket. Otherwise, put the tooth in a glass of milk and get to a dentist right away.
Object Stuck in Teeth -- Carefully try to remove the object with dental floss. (Don’t try using a sharp instrument instead!) If you’re unable to dislodge the object with dental floss, contact your dentist.
Toothache -- Rinse your mouth out with warm water. Then use dental floss to make sure there isn’t any food or other debris causing the pain. If the pain persists, call your dentist.
Lost Dental Filling or Dental Crown -- For dental fillings, seal the area with a piece of sugarless gum .If the crown falls off, make an appointment to see your dentist as soon as possible and bring the crown with you. Do not use super glue to slip the crown back over the tooth.
Dental Abscess -- If you notice a painful, pimple-like swelling on your gums, rinse with salt water and imme-diately contact an emergency dentist. Dental abscesses can lead to more serious infections if not treated promptly.
Prevention is better than cureMaintaining good oral hygiene is the best way to help
prevent a dental emergency. Along with regular brushing and flossing, avoid chewing on ice, hard candy or popcorn kernels, which could potentially crack teeth without you even knowing. And don’t force your teeth to tear open a package -- use the scissors instead. If you play sports, wear a mouthguard to cushion your teeth from excessive force or trauma.
Regular dental visits allow your dentist to diagnose and treat dental problems before they become more severe or painful.
Dr. Amit K Walvekar Specialist – Dentistry –
Periodontics Healthspring World Clinic
Tips for dealing with dental emergencies
Young but complaining of body ache? It could be Vitamin D deficiency
by Azera Parveen Rahman
Does your teenage daughter often com-plain of backache and joint pain? Is your
college-going cousin always lethargic? Vitamin D deficiency among youngsters, which causes such problems, is becoming com-mon these days and is a growing health concern, doctors say.
Vikas Ahluwalia, senior con-sultant of Internal Medicine at Max Super Speciality hos-pital, said that vitamin D defi-ciency among young people has increased over the last couple of years, especially in metros like Delhi.
“We have observed a rising number of cases of young peo-ple coming with complaints like backache, leg pain, joint pain and lethargy, which relate to vitamin D and vitamin D3 deficiency. It’s a cause of concern,” Ahluwalia said.
The trend is mostly seen in metros, like Delhi, he added.
“What is even more worrying is that children as young as 16, who are in the growing stage of their life, are coming with such problems,” Ahluwalia said.
Paediatrician Anju Virmani of the Indraprastha Apollo hospital agreed.
“Vitamin D deficiency is
becoming very common these days, and it’s affecting different sets of population. Among kids too it is becoming common,” Virmani said.
“Scientific studies show that vitamin D deficiency is increas-ing in each decade. So the defi-ciency in the population between 2000 and 2010 was more than the previous decade. And the urban population is more affected than its rural counterpart,” she added.
The root cause of the problem is lifestyle-related, doctors say.
“It starts right at the begin-ning - when a woman is preg-nant. If she is low on vitamin D, so will the child be. If there is not enough breastfeeding, the child will have this and all sorts of other problems when he or she grows older,” Virmani said.
Young office goers, in their twenties and early thirties, who mostly have desk jobs and work in air-conditioned offices, also come with similar complaints.
“I remember one patient who came to us with a fracture. She was married for just six months and we were concerned if it had to do with domestic abuse. But after two days, her other leg too had a fracture, removing our doubts, because it meant that her bones were very brittle because of vitamin D deficiency,” she added.
Exposure to sunlight is the biggest source of vitamin D - something that we consciously avoid under various pretexts.
“Children these days hardly play outside. They are running from school to tuitions and then when they play, it’s mostly video games in their rooms. So there is not enough exposure to sunlight,” Ahluwalia said.
“Also, the common trend in all the kids with vitamin D defi-ciency is that they don’t take milk or milk products. So where do you get your calcium? Fast food has added to the problem. The normal range of vitamin D is 30 (nanogrammes per millili-tre of blood) and at times we get children with 3-4; so that’s how severe the problem can get,” he added.
Virmani advises parents not to encourage their children, espe-cially their young daughters who are more conscious about their weight, to have low fat milk. “It hardly does any good and doesn’t slim you down,” Virmani said.
“The good thing is that tests for vitamin D are easily available and more reliable nowadays, so you can keep a check on it by maintaining a healthy lifestyle and ensure that your children do too. Ultimately your health is in your hands,” Agarwal said.
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We have observed a rising number of cases of young people coming with complaints like backache, leg pain, joint pain and lethargy, which relate to vitamin D and vitamin D3 deficiency.
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ead O
ct
9. S
he is
currentl
y u
ndergoin
g
treatm
ent
in B
rit
ain
.M
ala
la c
am
e t
o p
rom
inence i
n 2
009 a
t th
e a
ge o
f 11
, w
hen s
he s
tarte
d
writ
ing a
dia
ry f
or B
BC
Urdu a
bout
life
under t
he T
aliban.
The T
aliban s
aid
they h
ad t
argete
d h
er f
or “
prom
oti
ng s
ecula
ris
m”.
Earlier H
ollyw
ood a
ctr
ess
An
gelin
a J
olie a
nd s
inger S
ele
na G
om
ez
show
ed t
heir
support
to t
he b
rave g
irl.
I am
mar
ried
in m
y he
art,
min
d: C
yrus
Heid
i Klu
m s
uppo
rts M
alal
a
BY
AN
N H
OR
NA
DA
Y
A pecu
liar,
pow
erfu
l alc
hem
y
takes h
old
in
Lin
coln
, S
teven
Spie
lberg’s m
ast
erfu
l portr
ait
of
the 1
6th
US
presi
dent.
Through
that
strange m
ix o
f realism
, arti
fice, in
ti-
macy an
d scope th
at
cin
em
a un
iquely
poss
ess
es,
vie
wers
find t
hem
selv
es
trans-
porte
d
to
19th
-cen
tury
Wash
ingto
n,
where A
braham
Lin
coln
— p
ortr
ayed i
n
a s
urpass
ingly
sym
path
eti
c p
erfo
rm
ance
by D
anie
l D
ay-L
ew
is —
has
just
been r
ee-
lecte
d t
o a
second t
erm
.B
ut
inst
ead o
f a g
rand t
able
au v
ivant
that
lays
out
the g
reat
man a
nd h
is g
reat
deeds li
ke so m
any to
o-p
erfe
ct
pie
ces
of
waxed
fruit
, S
pie
lberg
brin
gs
the
leader a
nd v
iew
ers
dow
n t
o g
round level.
Rele
ased fr
om
th
e plin
th of
the usual
monum
enta
lity
and w
orsh
ipfu
l adorati
on
in w
hic
h h
e’s
so o
ften
trapped,
Lin
coln
has
been l
iberate
d —
the b
ett
er t
o j
oke,
grie
ve,
spin
yarn
s, b
rood a
nd w
ork h
is
consi
derable
wit
s and w
iles
in t
he s
ervic
e
of
politi
cal sa
usa
ge-m
akin
g a
t it
s sp
icie
st
and m
ost
unti
dy.
Thus
Lin
coln
grati
fyin
gly
dodges
the
kin
d o
f safe
, sta
rchy h
agio
graphy t
hat
som
e S
pie
lberg s
kepti
cs
feared.
Rath
er,
th
e fi
lmm
aker,
who h
as
brought
Ausc
hw
itz
an
d t
he b
esi
eged b
eaches
at
Norm
an
dy
to l
ife w
ith s
uch r
igor a
nd d
eta
il, proves
yet
again
that
he i
s th
e b
est
film
maker
currentl
y e
ngagin
g in t
he form
of ass
idu-
ous
rese
arch a
nd c
reati
ve i
nte
rpreta
tion
know
n a
s his
toric
al dram
a.
Work
ing from
a d
ense
, lively
screenpla
y
by p
layw
rig
ht
Tony K
ush
ner (
who l
ast
collaborate
d w
ith S
pie
lberg o
n M
un
ich),
S
pie
lberg in
fuses L
inco
ln w
ith
en
ergy,
acum
en, su
rpris
ing h
um
or a
nd t
he u
na-
bash
ed a
ffecti
on for h
is s
ubje
ct
that
most
A
meric
an
s w
ill
wholly u
nderst
an
d a
nd
probably
share.
Com
ing o
n t
he h
eels
of th
is w
eek’s
ele
c-
tion, he a
lso h
as
giv
en u
s a b
racin
g d
ose
of
well-t
imed p
oliti
cal esc
apis
m: F
or a
couple
of
hours,
at
least
, R
’s a
nd D
’s a
like c
an
get
the s
hrew
d, se
nsi
tive, fe
arl
ess
, m
orally
self
-aw
are p
resi
dent
they’v
e b
een c
ravin
g.
Th
at
Lin
coln
em
erges
wit
h
such
endearin
g f
resh
ness
and v
igor h
as
a l
ot
to d
o w
ith D
ay-L
ew
is’
perfo
rm
an
ce,
in
whic
h h
is c
haracte
r’s
lan
ky w
orld
-wea-
rin
ess
com
es
through w
ith e
ach e
xpres-
sive g
lance.
Much h
as
been m
ade o
f th
e
hig
h,
reedy r
asp
wit
h w
hic
h h
e d
elivers
Lin
coln
’s en
dle
ss supply
of
an
ecdote
s,
quota
tion
s,
jokes
an
d
exte
mporan
ea.
Alt
hough m
ost
his
toric
al
desc
rip
tions
of
Lin
coln
’s v
oic
e —
inclu
din
g D
oris
Kearns
Goodw
in’s
in
T
ea
m o
f R
iva
ls,
on
w
hic
h
Lin
coln
is
parti
ally b
ase
d —
use
the w
ords
“hig
h”
an
d “
cle
ar,”
Day-L
ew
is s
eem
s to
have f
ocuse
d m
ore o
n t
he f
orm
er t
han
the latt
er.
But
Day-L
ew
is’
voic
e soon
becom
es
fold
ed in
w
ith
th
e m
yria
d w
ays h
e so
fully i
nhabit
s L
incoln
as
the m
an i
n f
ull:
a w
arti
me p
resi
dent
haunte
d b
y h
undreds
of
thousa
nds
of
casu
alt
ies,
desp
erate
to
brin
g a
n e
nd t
o t
he c
arnage; th
e g
rie
vin
g
fath
er o
f a s
on w
ho d
ied t
wo y
ears
ear-
lier; th
e c
onfo
unded h
usb
and o
f a w
om
an
prone t
o e
rrati
c m
ood s
win
gs.
Sally F
ield
pla
ys
Lin
coln
’s w
ife, M
ary T
odd; alt
hough
she’s a
decade D
ay-L
ew
is’ se
nio
r, t
hey p
lay
younger a
nd o
lder t
han t
heir
years
so s
uc-
cess
fully t
hat
they w
ind u
p m
eeti
ng i
n
the m
iddle
as
a c
ouple
who v
isib
ly w
ear
the t
oll t
he p
ast
four y
ears
have t
aken o
n
their
and t
he n
ati
on’s
liv
es.
Most
ly, th
ough, D
ay-L
ew
is i
ntr
oduces
audie
nces to
L
incoln
th
e poli
ticia
n —
th
e can
ny,
even
ruth
less operato
r. A
s L
inco
ln o
pens,
he i
s decid
ing w
heth
er t
o
intr
oduce t
he 1
3th
Am
en
dm
en
t to
the
Con
sti
tuti
on
—
perm
an
en
tly aboli
sh
-in
g s
lavery —
in J
anuary 1
865 o
r t
o w
ait
unti
l a far frie
ndlier R
epublican-m
ajo
rit
y
House is
in
sta
lled.
It’s
th
e fa
scin
ati
ng
world
of
horse-t
radin
g,
truth
-sh
avin
g,
“sh
ady w
ork
” an
d back
ch
an
nels
th
at
Lin
coln
brin
gs
to lif
e m
ost
exhilarati
ngly
, as
the p
resi
dent
bargain
s and s
om
eti
mes
bare-k
nuckle
s his
way t
o g
ett
ing w
hat
he w
ants
. V
iew
ers
expecti
ng S
pie
lberg t
o
giv
e t
hem
back t
heir
most
revered s
ecu-
lar s
ain
t m
ay b
e s
urpris
ed —
delighte
dly
so
— t
o d
iscover t
hat
he h
asn
’t m
ade t
he
Am
eric
an v
ers
ion o
f G
an
dh
i but
the 1
9th
-centu
ry v
ersi
on o
f A
dvi
se a
nd
Con
sen
t.A
udie
nces
know
the u
ltim
ate
outc
om
e
of
Lin
coln
(both
the d
isposi
tion o
f th
e 1
3th
A
men
dm
en
t an
d L
incoln
’s tr
agic
en
d,
whic
h is
gratu
itousl
y s
pelled o
ut
in o
ne o
f th
e fi
lm’s few
over-s
enti
menta
l m
om
ents
),
but
the m
ovie
sti
ll e
xerts
a r
iveti
ng g
rip
on a
ttenti
on a
nd im
agin
ati
on.
Kush
ner a
nd S
pie
lberg w
ork
in n
ear-
perfe
ct
harness
to k
eep w
hat
is e
ssenti
ally
a s
erie
s of
set
pie
ces
of
men t
alk
ing g
al-
lopin
g a
t a b
ris
k,
alw
ays
abso
rbin
g c
lip.
What
makes
“Lin
coln
” even m
ore e
njo
y-
able
is
the c
ast
of
colo
rfu
l fo
ils
for t
he
titl
e c
haracte
r’s
noble
quest
: a g
allery o
f rogues,
roues
and r
apsc
allio
ns
who b
rin
g
Lin
coln
’s fi
ner q
ualiti
es
into
sharp r
elief
while h
um
aniz
ing h
im a
s one o
f th
eir
ow
n
(alb
eit
at
their
idealize
d b
est
).S
o, audie
nces
don’t
just
get
the p
leasu
re
of
havin
g s
pent
a c
ouple
of
hours
in t
he
near-p
alp
able
prese
nce o
f L
incoln
as
he
warm
ly c
hats
up c
onst
ituents
and C
abin
et
mem
bers
(so
me o
f w
hom
can b
e s
een r
oll-
ing t
heir
eyes
when t
hey s
ense
anoth
er
story c
om
ing o
n).
Th
ey als
o get
to m
eet
the radic
al
Repu
bli
can
con
gressm
an
T
haddeu
s S
teven
s,
pla
yed by T
om
my L
ee Jon
es
wit
h f
ulm
inati
ng h
igh s
pir
its
an
d s
cen
-ery-c
hom
pin
g zest;
S
ecreta
ry of
Sta
te
William
Sew
ard (
David
Str
ath
air
n),
one
of
Goodw
in’s
riv
als
who e
nded u
p b
ein
g
a c
rucia
l part
of
Lin
coln
’s b
rain
trust;
U
lyss
es
S G
ran
t, i
mpeccably
pla
yed b
y
Jared H
arris
in b
rie
f but
poig
nant
scenes
of
mutu
al
regard an
d regret;
an
d th
e
scene-s
teale
rs
of th
e p
iece, B
ilbo, L
ath
am
and S
chell (
Jam
es
Spader,
John H
aw
kes
and T
im B
lake N
els
on),
who a
s vaguely
dis
reputa
ble
operati
ves
en
list
ed t
o p
ro-
cure “y
es”
vote
s h
ilario
usly
skulk
an
d
smarm
their
way t
hrough “
Lin
coln
” like a
tr
io o
f S
hakesp
earean fools
(R
ose
ncrantz
, G
uil
derste
rn
an
d A
bram
off
, anyon
e?).
“I
t’s n
ot
ille
gal
to b
rib
e c
on
gressm
en
,”
Lath
am
note
s. “
They’ll st
arve o
therw
ise.”
Spie
lberg’s
Lin
coln
is s
pik
ed w
ith s
o
many u
ncanny p
rese
nt-
day e
choes
— from
parti
san g
rid
lock a
nd c
asu
al
corrupti
on
to n
on-d
enia
l denia
ls a
nd t
he u
nsp
oken
(an
d u
nspeakable
) prospect
of
a b
lack
man o
ccupyin
g t
he W
hit
e H
ouse
— t
hat
even
vie
wers
who d
on
’t c
on
sider t
hem
-se
lves
his
tory b
uff
s w
ill
fin
d i
t rousi
ng,
provocati
ve a
nd u
tterly
rele
vant.
As
viv
idly
as
Spie
lberg b
rin
gs
Lin
coln
and h
is m
ate
ria
l cult
ure t
o lif
e, he’s just
as
valu
ably
made a
cele
brati
on o
f th
e p
oliti
-cal
process
at
the p
recis
e m
om
ent
when
we m
ay n
eed i
t m
ost
. L
incoln
the m
an
and “
Lin
coln
” th
e m
ovie
serve t
o r
em
ind
us
that
dem
ocracy a
nd t
he l
eadersh
ip i
t dem
ands
aren’t
alw
ays
prett
y.
But
they
can b
e b
eauti
ful.
WP
-BL
OO
MB
ER
G
Acto
r M
ichael
Sheen, w
ho i
s w
ell-k
now
n f
or h
is p
ortr
ayals
of
real-
life
people
in m
ovie
s, s
ays
he c
an o
nly
ever p
lay “
him
self
” on t
he
big
screen.
The 4
3-y
ear-o
ld a
cto
r i
s know
n f
or h
is p
ortr
ayals
of
real-
life
people
-
inclu
din
g f
orm
er B
rit
ish p
rim
e m
inis
ter T
ony B
lair
in t
hree fi
lms,
Ca
rry
On a
cto
r K
enneth
William
s, legendary s
occer m
anager B
ria
n C
lough a
nd
accla
imed r
eporte
r D
avid
Frost
- in h
is fi
lms
but
says
the c
haracte
rs
are
just
him
em
phasi
sing d
iffe
rent
asp
ects
of
his
perso
nality
.”“Y
ou’r
e o
nly
ever p
layin
g y
ourse
lf. T
hat’s
all I
can p
lay. I
thin
k o
f it
lik
e
a m
ixin
g d
esk
in a
sound s
tudio
, w
ith a
ll t
hose
faders
that
you p
ut
at
dif
-fe
rent
level,”
conta
ctm
usi
c.c
om
quote
d S
heen a
s sa
yin
g.
While S
heen h
as
portr
ayed m
any r
eal-
life
sta
rs, he t
hin
ks
his
13-y
ear-o
ld
daughte
r L
ily,
whose
moth
er is
Kate
Beckin
sale
, w
ould
be a
great
candid
ate
to
pla
y h
im in a
bio
pic
because
she is
such a
good m
imic
.”“M
y d
aughte
r d
oes
a p
rett
y g
ood im
perso
nati
on o
f m
e. S
he’s
bruta
l. B
ut
you n
eed s
om
eone t
o p
lay y
ou, w
arts
and a
”l,” h
e s
aid
. Mic
hael
She
en p
lays
him
self
in fi
lms
JTHJ
or
SOS
- to
ugh
choi
ce
for
mov
iego
ers
this
Diw
ali!
It’s
not
a F
rid
ay b
ut
two
mega fi
lms
are c
om
ing o
ut
on N
ovem
ber 1
3 b
ecause
it
is D
iwali, a m
uch-a
wait
ed
date
on t
he B
ollyw
ood c
ale
ndar.
Y
ash
Chopra’s
last
dir
ecto
ria
l Ja
b T
ak
Ha
i Ja
an (
JT
HJ)
and
Aja
y
Devgn
-sta
rrer
Son
O
f S
ard
aa
r (S
OS
) are r
ele
asin
g
togeth
er t
oday,
leavin
g a
udi-
ences
a t
ough c
hoic
e t
o m
ake.
On
th
e on
e han
d,
there is
A
jay,
whose
last
film
s S
ingh
am
and B
ol
Ba
chch
an r
aked in t
he
cash
at
the b
ox o
ffice,
and o
n
the o
ther i
s th
e d
eadly
com
bi-
nati
on o
f C
hopra,
Shah R
ukh
Khan,
Katr
ina K
aif
, A
nush
ka
Sh
arm
a,
A R
R
ah
man
an
d
Gulz
ar.
Th
e
film
s
are
dif
feren
t in
gen
re -
if S
OS
is
a com
-edy,
JT
HJ p
rom
ises
oodle
s of
rom
ance a
nd e
moti
ons.
Trade
pundit
s have p
redic
ted t
hat
the
two fi
lms
will
join
Bollyw
ood’s
grow
ing c
lub o
f `1
bn g
ross
ers.
The m
ovie
s have b
een in t
he
new
s fo
r a
while.
Alo
ng w
ith t
heir
exte
nsi
ve
prom
oti
ons
across
the c
ountr
y,
they h
ave grabbed h
eadli
nes
for a
legal
issu
e r
egardin
g t
he
screen s
pace a
llott
ed t
o t
hem
. A
jay D
evgn F
film
s (A
DF
) file
d
a legal com
pla
int
again
st Y
ash
R
aj F
ilm
s (Y
RF
) allegin
g m
al-
practi
ce in c
onnecti
on w
ith t
he
cla
sh o
f both
the r
ele
ase
s. A
DF
cla
imed Y
RF
use
d its
dom
inant
posi
tion in t
he indust
ry t
o a
sk
exh
ibit
ors to
dedic
ate
m
ore
screens
to J
TH
J inst
ead o
f S
OS
.It
would
be inte
rest
ing t
o s
ee
how
the fi
lms
fare a
t th
e b
ox
offi
ce.
YR
F h
as
cla
imed t
o b
ook less
th
an 1
,500 s
ingle
screens
out
of
the 1
0,5
00-p
lus
sin
gle
screen
s available
on a
n a
ll-I
ndia
basi
s fo
r J
TH
J,
and i
t w
ill
reporte
dly
rele
ase
the m
ovie
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PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 CULTURE10
Incense burners made of borosili-cate (Pyrex), a special glass that is clear and heat-resistant, and fashioned after the traditional
Arab incense burner ‘mabkhara’ are showcased at an exhibition recently opened at Katara.
Titled ‘Constantin Boym: Learning from Mabkhara’, the expo features glass works designed by Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCUQatar) Professor Constantin Boym and handmade in Italy by glass master Massimo Lunardon.
The pieces were unique and exhibit exquisite shapes and designs of Mabkhara, typically used in daily domestic activities in the Arab world and represent sensorial culture of the East, much celebrated in the world of literature and arts in the last two centuries.
The exhibition presents the new objects alongside their traditional pro-totypes from the region, to illustrate the process of ‘learning’ and to better highlight the dialectic between conti-nuity and innovation.
The traditional formal language is extended into the realm of new materi-als and technologies, reflecting chang-ing conditions of material culture in the Gulf.
The project has been supported by Faculty Research Grants from VCUQatar.
The exhibition runs until December 1 at Katara Gallery 2, Building 13.
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Katara presents exhibition of glass works
What: Constantin Boym:Learning from Mabkhara
Featuring unique and exquisite shapes and designs made from glassWhen: Till December 1, 2012
10am - 10pmWhere: Gallery 2, Building 13
Ticket: Entry free
Visitors looking at some of the exhibits pre-sented at the exhibition.
Katara brings the best of modern ballet as part of the Ballet Gala to be staged tonight and on Thursday, 8pm at the Opera House, Building 16.
Presented in equal parts, the Ballet Gala has been crafted to present some of the most important styles of dance arranged in dynamic fashion – ranging from classical to neoclassical to modern styles. The night will feature iconic fragments from those immortal Russian clas-sics of the XIX century - Swan Lake, Giselle, and Le Corsair.
Dr Khalid Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, General Manager of Katara said, “The performance will fascinate the experienced ballet lover and captivate those who are new to this noble art form. We are pleased to present an exquisite evening that captures art at its best. The event is a testi-monial to Katara’s mission to promote cultural awareness and introduce international cultures to Qatar.”
The Ballet Gala pays tribute to the mas-terpieces of XX century choreography which includes works by William Forsyth, Roland Petit, George Balanchine and Ben Stevenson. The evening also features dancers from the world’s most established ballet theatres including the Mariinsky Theatre, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera and Staatsballett Berlin.
Tickets for the show are available at Virgin Megastores at Landmark and Villaggio as well as online at www.katara.net. The Peninsula
What: Ballet GalaWhen: 13 November & 15 November
08:00:pm - 11:00:pmWhere: Opera House, Building 16, KataraTicket: Available at Virgin Megastores at
Landmark and Villaggio as well as online at www.katara.net.
Price: Ranging from QR150 to QR495
PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012FOOD 11
Taco Soup Ingredients:
2 pounds ground beef2 cups diced onions2 (15 1/2-ounce) cans pinto beans1 (15 1/2-ounce) can pink kidney beans1 (15 1/4-ounce) can whole kernel corn,
drained1 (14 1/2-ounce) can Mexican-style stewed
tomatoes1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes1 (14 1/2-ounce) can tomatoes with chiles2 (4 1/2-ounce) cans diced green chiles1 (4.6-ounce) can black olives, drained and
sliced, optional1/2 cup green olives, sliced, optional1 (1 1/4-ounce) package taco seasoning mix1 (1-ounce) package ranch salad dressing
mixCorn chips, for servingSour cream, for garnishGrated cheese, for garnishChopped green onions, for garnishPickled jalapenos, for garnish
Method: Brown the ground beef and onions in a large
skillet; drain the excess fat, then transfer the browned beef and onions to a large slow cooker or a stockpot.
Add the beans, corn, tomatoes, green chiles, black olives, green olives, taco seasoning, and ranch dressing mix, and cook in a slow cooker on low for 6 to 8 hours or simmer over low heat for about 1 hour in a pot on the stove.
To serve, place a few corn chips in each bowl and ladle soup over them. Top with sour cream, cheese, green onions and jalapenos.
Khalid Mohammed
Broccoli and Cheese Soup with Croutons Ingredients:
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus 2 table-spoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 cup yellow onions or sliced leeks (white
Pumpkin Soup Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter1 onion, diced2 carrots, peeled and diced1 apple, peeled and diced2 cups fresh pumpkin, roasted and diced, see note below1 tablespoon sage leaves3 cups chicken stock1 cup creamSalt and freshly ground pepper
Method: In a stockpot over medium heat, melt butter and saute onion, carrot,
apple, roasted pumpkin, and sage until all are tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. Puree the mixture in a food mill; if you do not have a food mill, then puree in a food processor or blender.
Return the puree to the stockpot, add the chicken stock and simmer for 15 minutes. Then add the cream and simmer for 5 more minutes, lowering the heat if necessary so it does not boil. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
Divide soup among 4 soup bowls and serve immediately.Note: To roast pumpkin, preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut whole
pumpkin in half and then cut each half into several pieces. Discard seeds or reserve for another use. Place pumpkin on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Roast in oven until tender but not falling apart, about 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool, peel away skin, and dice
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parts only, well rinsed)1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepperPinch nutmeg1/2 teaspoon minced garlic1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves3 tablespoons all-purpose flour3 cups chicken stock or canned, low-sodium
chicken broth1 (16-ounce) package frozen broccoli, thawed
and separated1/2 cup heavy cream1 1/4 cups shredded medium CheddarCroutons, for garnish,
Method: In a medium pot, melt the 3 tablespoons butter
over medium-high heat. Add the onions, salt, pep-per, and nutmeg and cook, stirring, until soft, 3 minutes. Add the garlic and thyme cook, stirring, until fragrant, for 20 seconds. Add the flour and cook, stirring until the mixture is well blended and smells fragrant, 2 minutes. Slowly add the chicken stock, whisking constantly, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add the broccoli and cook, stir-ring, until tender, for 10 minutes.
Remove the pot from the heat and puree with a hand-held immersion blender. (Alternatively, in batches, puree in a blender or food processor and return to the pot.)
Add the cream and bring to bare simmer to heat through. Add the cheese and cook over low heat,
stirring, until melted. Add the remaining 2 table-spoons cold butter, stirring to blend.
Remove from the heat and ladle the soup into bowls. Sprinkle croutons over the top of the soup and serve immediately.
Croutons:1 cup 1/2 to 3/4-inch cubed French bread2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil1/4 teaspoon Essence or Creole seasoningPreheat the oven to 400 degrees FPlace the bread in a medium bowl and toss
with oil and Essence. Spread evenly on a small baking sheet and bake, stirring twice, until light golden brown on top, about 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool slightly before serving.
Girish Nair
Food festival at Taj Rasoi to celebrate Diwali
The culinary team of Doha Marriott’s Indian restaurant, Taj Rasoi kicked off the cel-ebration of Diwali, the festival
of lights, between November 13 and 17.Festival of Lights at Doha Marriott
brings a sample of true Indian hospi-tality and its rich cultural heritage to Doha. The festival was inaugurated by Sanjiv Arora, Ambassador of India to Qatar, on Sunday.
Executive Sous Chef of Taj Rasoi Chef Marsel John D’Cruze urged all food lovers to experience a tasteful journey and to indulge in mouthwa-tering specialties from the Maharaja’s country. “It is a great privilege to prepare all these specialties with our
culinary team to surprise our guests every now and then with new delights, to make them fall in love with our cui-sine again and again,” Chef Marsel said.
The Diwali Festival at Taj Rasoi starts today and is open till November 17, every day from 6:30pm.
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Indian envoy with hotel officials at the opening ceremony. Right: Chef Marsel
PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 TECHNOLOGY12
by Michael Rosenwald
Not far from Valley Forge, around the cor-ner from Bravo Pizza, up the road from Paoli Auto Body, there is an odd-looking office building that resembles a stone
castle. An eye doctor is on the first floor. On the second floor is a search engine.
The proprietor of the search engine is Gabriel Weinberg, who is 33. A few years ago, when Weinberg told his wife about his new business idea — pitting him against more established outfits such as Google and Bing — he admits that she briefly thought he was nuts.
“She was like, ‘What are you doing?’ “ Weinberg said. “She thought the idea was crazy.”
Her theory was hard to dispute. A start-up tak-ing on Google in search is much like a raft taking on a cruise ship as a vacation option. But Weinberg is not delusional. With money lining his pockets from selling a start-up for $10 million, Weinberg bet there was a place in the market for a product capitalizing on users’ emerging annoyances with Google — its search results gamed by marketers; its pages cluttered with ads; every query tracked, logged and personalized to the point of creepiness.
He called his little search engine project DuckDuckGo, after the children’s game Duck, Duck, Goose. (Instead of “Just Google it,” think “Just Duck it.”)
“My thesis for the company was, what can we do that other search engines, because they’re big, can’t do easily?” Weinberg said. “Because what’s good for Google business is bad for Google users.”
So: DuckDuckGo does not track users. It doesn’t generate search results based on a user’s previous interests, potentially filtering out relevant infor-mation. It is not cluttered with ads. In many ways, DuckDuckGo is an homage the original Google — a pure search engine — and its use is soaring, with searches up from 10 million a month in October 2011 to 45 million this past October. The growth has attracted attention and cash from Union Square Ventures, the venture capital firm behind Twitter. Not long ago, a headline in the search industry bible SearchEngineLand. com asked, “Could DuckDuckGo Be The Biggest Long-Term Threat To Google?”
Google processes billions of searches a day. DuckDuckGo processes millions.
“The reality in the United States is that we still really only have two search engines — Google and Bing,” said Danny Sullivan, editor of SearchEngineLand.com. “I think it’s entirely unlikely that DuckDuckGo is gonna put Google on its back and crush it.”
But what if that’s not really Weinberg’s goal?Weinberg was born in Washington and grew up
near Atlanta in a tight-knit family. His father is a physician and infectious-disease specialist. His mother makes clothes and art, and Weinberg’s first job as a hacker — a child hacker — was building his mom a programme to process orders online. He was not a complete dork. In middle and high school, he
played soccer and tennis. He was, like most teens, a bit aloof. He spent a lot of time messing around with com-puters, and he excelled in his science classes, particu-larly physics. He studied physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology but didn’t want to pursue it in graduate school.
He started his first company at MIT: a portal for teachers to put lesson plans online. He was too early. He failed. While living in Boston, he started another company after graduating: a database where users could submit their email addresses and other people could pay to get in touch with them. It was called NamesDatabase. NamesDatabase did not fail. In 2006, he sold it to Classmates.com for $10m.
Weinberg was a millionaire in his 20s. He had recently married. This gave him and his bride options. They did not want to live in a big city. They wanted to have children and send them to a diverse school sys-tem. They wanted to be sort of near the country. They settled near Paoli, about 30 miles from Philadelphia. They have two kids, ages 3 1 / 2 and 18 months.
He has been in Silicon Valley just one day in the past 12 years. He never appears at big tech conferences.
“The problem I have with that kind of lifestyle is that it’s not very family-oriented,” he said. “It’s never been my goal to be Mark Zuckerberg. My goal has always been to do something interesting and unique.”
Weinberg started DuckDuckGo while his wife worked and he captained the house. The company was based at home until last year, when he raised money from Union Square. He is joined at his new office — in the office that looks like a castle — by several coders, one of whom brings his dog, Hex.
DuckDuckGo’s office differs from flashier start-up offices in that there is no fancy Fiji bottled water. Weinberg serves Costco water. “I’ve always been pretty cheap,” he said. “We’re pretty practical around here.”
Practicality. That’s what Weinberg was after when he started DuckDuckGo. He wanted to build a search engine that people could use quickly and purely. He wanted to focus especially on the first two or three results that users saw, but he didn’t have a lot of man-power to build a search engine from scratch. Weinberg decided to use publicly available search results from Yahoo — which is now fueled by Bing — for the bulk of his searches and use his programming talents to curate the top few links. He wanted those links to provide answers.
Going to Google and typing “calories in a banana” will produce a page of links about bananas. Going to DuckDuckGo and typing “calories in a banana” will produce an answer: 105. The answer comes from WolframAlphra, a compu-tational database that Weinberg linked to DuckDuckGo.
He has linked hundreds of millions of popular searches to other outside data sources, such as Wikipedia and Yelp. Searching for “irritable bowel syn-drome” on Google produces three ads as the top three links. The same search on DuckDuckGo produces three links about the disease from Wikipedia.
“If you can control the top three links, you’re actually controlling 80 to 90 per-cent of searches,” he said.
While Weinberg’s answer system was intentional, his focus on privacy was not. It simply didn’t occur to him that he
The anti-Googlesearch engine
Gabriel Weinberg
would ever need to track users. Why? Because his business model would eventually call for serv-ing up just one or two easy-to-miss ads based on the search query, which would generate enough revenue, he thought, to build a nice little busi-ness that one day might grab 1 percent of the search market — about five times what he’s got now.
“It’s never been my interest to maximise rev-enue,” he said. “I like the Craigslist model. Stay lean. Focus on doing what you do well.”
Meanwhile, privacy has bubbled up as an issue online. A recent Pew Research survey found that 65 percent of Internet users see tracking as a “bad thing,” and 73 percent thought it was an invasion of privacy.
Weinberg quickly incorporated his site’s trackless virtues into the minimal amount of marketing he does. He paid $7,000 to put up a billboard in San Francisco that features his company’s smiling duck logo and says, “Google tracks you. We don’t.”\
Weinberg’s non-ambitious goals make him a particularly odd and dangerous competitor online. He can do almost everything that Google or Bing can’t because it could damage their busi-ness models, and if users figure out that they like the DuckDuckGo way better, Weinberg could damage the big boys without even really trying.
But Sullivan, of SearchEngineLand.com, isn’t exactly buying that theory. He agrees that Google is vulnerable, particularly with intense government scrutiny, but so far its market share has not taken a hit. He also points out that if DuckDuckGo were to become too successful, the data sources Weinberg relies on could see him as a competitor and cut him off. Also, any smart innovations that Weinberg comes up could be easily copied by Google.
The search giant has already come up with an answer system somewhat similar to what Weinberg is doing. Typing “Mozart” into Google brings up a pretty box with Mozart’s picture and key facts about his life, including a lovely portrait.
PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 COMICS
Baby Blues Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman
13
ALL IN THE MIND Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal,vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.
ABYSSINIAN, ANGORA, BALINESE, BENGAL, BIRMAN, BOBTAIL, BOMBAY, BURMESE, CHARTREUX, CHAUSIE, CHERUBIM, CYMRIC, HIMALAYAN, JAVANESE, KORAT, LONGHAIR, MALAYAN, MANX, MUNCHKIN, NEBELUNG, OCICAT, PERSIAN, RAGDOLL, SIAMESE, SIBERIAN, SINGAPURA, SOMALI, SPHYNX, TIFFANIE, TIFFANY, TONKINESE.
Zits Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
Hagar The Horrible Chris Browne
Blondie Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun
Slylock Fox Bob Weber
PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012
HYPER SUDOKU
CROSS WORD
CROSSWORDS
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
How to play Hyper Sudoku:A Hyper Sudoku
Puzzle is solved
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solved like a normal Sudoku.
ACROSS 1 Kind of 54-Down
that’s flavored with flowers
8 Compilation book
15 Tiberius or Charlemagne
16 Flowering shrub common in the South
17 Hamlet’s reply to “What do you read, my lord?”
19 “The ___ the limit!”
20 Musical piece for two
21 “Cheers” actor Roger
22 Laughed contemptuously
25 Desertlike
26 California peak
30 Tear
32 “You’re too hard to please!”
39 Jai ___
40 Bearded beast of Africa
41 “Damn Yankees” seductress
42 1976 Abba hit
47 Louis XIV, par exemple
48 Cosmetician Lauder and others
49 It’s all the rage
52 Not oral
56 Bushy do
58 On a cruise
59 Fencing sword
63 How the trolley went in a 1944 song
67 Perceptible by touch
68 Prodding into action
69 Moe, Larry and Curly
70 Big name in multivitamins
DOWN 1 A majority of Israelis
2 Frenzied
3 Nimble for one’s age
4 Docs prescribe them
5 Tax org.
6 This very minute
7 Wear away, as soil
8 Like a big brother
9 Expertise
10 Opposite of SSE
11 “Believe ___ Not!”
12 Exposed
13 Beneath
14 Impertinent
18 Parisian street
22 Pig’s digs
23 40 winks
24 Quick swim
26 E-mail that’s sent out by the millions
27 Largest city on the island of Hawaii
28 Open ___ of worms
29 T-bar rider
31 Aviator
33 “Can ___ now?”
34 Channel for Anderson Cooper
35 Letter before ar
36 Ice cream treat
37 Swiss artist Paul
38 Cheers for successes
43 “Ouch!”
44 Backup singer for Smokey Robinson
45 “___-haw!”
46 AOL alternative
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53 Capri and Wight
54 Pekoe, e.g.
55 “It takes two” to do this
57 Knowledgeable about
59 “Born Free” lioness
60 No longer owed
61 Sicilian city
62 Like a soufflé
64 Band’s engagement
65 Suffix with penta-, hexa-, hepta-, etc.
66 Iowa college
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15 16
17 18
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22 23 24 25
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42 43 44 45 46
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B A Y E R R E L OB O L T O N L I P I T O R
C O N O I D C O N R O YI D I O T I C W E D G E DG E O S N O M A SA G N E S G R E Y M A S T SR A S T A N A C H O C H I PA B O I L I N O U R T I M ES A U L T S T O N E O V E NH Y P E S H O L D S F A S T
How to play Kakuro:The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers.However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number.Within each collection of cells - called a run
- any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
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EASY SUDOKUEasy Sudoku PuzzlesPlace a digit from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so everyrow, every column and every 3x3 box contains allthe digits 1 to 9.
Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate
PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 CINEMA / TV LISTINGS
SHOWING AT CITY CENTER09:30 Omni Sport
10:00 French League
Montpellier V
Psg
12:00 Serie A Show
12:30 The Football
League Show
13:00 Global Game
14:00 English Sports
News
14:15 Rugby England
V Fiji
16:00 Basketball Nba
Minnesota @
Dallas
18:30 Npower League
Blackburn V
Birmingham
20:15 Spanish League
Levante V Real
Madrid
22:00 Liga World
22:30 Football Friendly
England U-21 V
Northern Ireland
U-21
08:00 News
09:00 Al Jazeera
World
10:00 News
10:30 Inside Story
11:00 News
11:30 The Stream
12:00 News
12:30 Activate
13:00 NEWSHOUR
14:00 News
14:30 Inside Story
15:00 Empire
16:00 NEWSHOUR
17:00 News
17:30 The Stream
18:00 NEWSHOUR
19:00 News
19:30 Fault Lines
20:00 News
20:30 Inside Story
21:00 NEWSHOUR
22:00 News
22:30 The Stream
23:00 The Fight for
Amazonia
13:15 River Monsters
14:10 Border Security
14:35 Scrappers
16:25 Street Customs
18:15 Mythbusters
19:10 How Do They
Do It?
19:40 How It’s Made
20:05 Border Security
21:00 Auction Kings
21:30 You Have Been
Warned
22:25 Body Invaders
23:20 Ultimate
Survival
13:00 Wild India
14:00 World’s
Wildest
Encounters
15:00 Cliffhangers
16:00 Shark Men
18:00 Rescue Ink
19:00 Nordic Wild
21:00 Cliffhangers
22:00 Shark Men
23:00 Python
Hunters
13:15 The Marvelous
Misadventures...
16:35 Powerpuff Girls
20:05 Green Lantern:
The Animated
Series
20:55 Generator Rex
21:20 Level Up
21:45 Grim
Adventures Of...
22:10 Courage The
Cowardly Dog
14:00 Melinda And
Melinda
16:00 Bad News Bears
18:00 The Banger
Sisters
20:00 The Dilemma
22:00 The Legend
Of Awesomest
Maximus
15
13:50 Wildlife SOS
15:40 Wildest India
16:35 Orangutan
Island
18:25 Natural Born
Hunters
19:20 Dogs/Cats/
Pets 101
20:15 Monkey Life
22:05 Wildest India
23:00 Gator Boys
23:55 New Breed
Vets With
Steve Irwin
09:50 Hunter: Back In
Force
13:00 Frankie And
Johnny
14:25 Tom Jones
16:30 The Golden
Seal
18:05 Bound For
Glory
20:30 Gate II
22:00 Lisa
23:35 Hardware
11:45 The Rack
13:30 Son Of Lassie
15:10 The Time
Machine
16:55 Tea And
Sympathy
19:00 Till The Clouds
Roll By
21:15 High Society
23:00 Lolita
14:45 Return To
Halloweentown
16:15 Scooby-Doo
18:00 Arthur And The
Revenge Of
Maltazard
20:00 Horrid Henry
21:45 The Proud
Family Movie
GULF CINEMA
1
Student Of The Year (2D/Hindi) – 2.00, 5.00 & 11.15pm
Maatran (2D/Tamil) – 8.00pm
2Jawan Of Vellimala (2D/Malayalam)
– 2.30, 5.30, 8.30 & 11.15pm
MALL CINEMA
1Jawan Of Vellimala (2D/Malayalam)
– 2.30, 5.00, 8.00 & 11.00pm
2
Alex Cross (2D/Action) – 2.30pm
Wreck - It Ralph (3D/Animation) – 4.30 & 6.30pm
Flight (2D/Drama) – 8.30 & 11.00pm
3
Cash Flow (2D/Arabic) – 2.30pm
Sinister (2D/Horror) – 4.15pm
Hotel Transylvania (3D/Animation) – 6.15pm
Skyfall (2D/Action) – 8.15 & 11.00pm
ROYAL PLAZA
1
Cash Flow (2D/Arabic) – 2.30pm
Sinister (2D/Horror) – 4.30pm
Flight (2D/Drama) – 6.15 & 11.15pm
Skyfall (2D/Action) – 8.45pm
2
Brave (Animation) – 3.00pm
Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (Animation) – 5.00 & 7.00pm
Paranorman – 8.30 & 10.30pm
3
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – 2.30 & 4.30pm
The Amazing Spiderman (3D) – 6.30pm
The Guard – 9.00pm
The Bourne Legacy (Action) – 11.30pm
LANDMARK
1
Cash Flow (2D/Arabic) – 2.30pm
Here Comes The Boom (2D/Comedy) – 4.30 & 6.30pm
Skyfall (2D/Action) – 8.45 & 11.15pm
2
Hotel Transylvania (3D/Animation) – 2.30 & 4.15pm
Flight (2D/Drama) – 6.00, 8.45 & 11.15pm
3
Wreck - It Ralph (3D/Animation) – 3.00 & 5.00pm
Sinister (2D/Horror) – 7.00 & 9.15pm
Seven Psychopaths (2D/Comedy) – 11.30pm
PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 POTPOURRI16
Today in Qatar
Kimiko Yoshida WHEN: 10am - 10pmWHERE: Katara Gallery 1, Building 19 WHAT: Japanese photographer Kimiko Yoshida studied photography in Japan as well as in France, where she lives and works since 1995. For the Katara Galleries exhibition the curator has selected works where the artist features her interpretation of Middle Eastern, Arab and North African traditional dress and accessories.Free entry
“Elizabeth Taylor in Iran, 1976” Firooz Zahedi WHEN: 10am - 10pmWHERE: Katara Gallery 1, Building 19 WHAT: Firooz Zahedi was a personal friend and confidant of Elizabeth Taylor, as a friend and a photographer he accompanied the movie start in her visit to Iran in 1976. This exhibition will bring to Doha the photographs taken during that visit.Free entry
Ballet GalaWhen: 13 November & 15 November 08:00:pm - 11:00:pmWhere: Opera House, Building 16, KataraTicket: Available at Virgin Megastores at Landmark and Villaggio as well as online at www.katara.net.Price: Ranging from QR150 to QR495
MEDIA SCAN
IN FOCUS
• There have been many complaints about staff at medical centres and how they treat patients.
• Many appreciate the Municipality’s deci-sion not to give permission for new build-ings that do not provide parking facilities.
• Complaints about lack of cooperation between various departments in a minis-try, though these departments are related to each other.
• Some are suggesting that AI Jaber Shopping Complex be made female only shopping centre and staffed with only females.
• Discussion is going on about how a local
daily reported that 60 percent of Qataris say their salaries are not enough to meet living expenses.
• Complaints are circulating about
Municipality’s garbage trucks and why they collect garbage only once a day in some areas.
• People are questioning the activities of
Research and Development Institute and their huge budget and what it gives back to the country in return.
• Discussion about how some private schools fees, especially for KG grades, are higher than that of international universities.
• Local social networking sites conducted a survey to rate the quality of services pro-vided by ministries -- from poor to best. The results showed that the Ministry of Interior was the best, whereas the Ministry of Health was the poorest.
• There’s discussion about Hamad Hospital and why they are getting rid of their Qatari medical staff.
A summary ofissues of the daydiscussed by the Qatari communityin the media.
A girl poses for a picture on top of a park sculpture during a warm autumn day in Kiev, Ukraine.
by Sergei Supinsky
BY DAVID BEASLEY
ATLANTA: A Georgia congress-man who attacked the theory of evolution found himself with an unlikely opponent in US election, when 4,000 voters in one county cast write-in ballots for the 19th century father of evolution, British naturalist Charles Darwin.
In a September 27 speech, Paul Broun, a physician and member of the US House of Representatives Science, Space and Technology Committee, called evolution and the Big Bang Theory, “lies straight from the pit of hell.”
Since Broun, a Republican, had no opposition in the general election, a University of Georgia plant biology professor, Jim Leebens-Mack, and others started a write-in campaign for Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution.
“We don’t feel our interests are being best served by an anti-science fundamentalist representing us on the Science, Space and Technology Committee,” Leebens-Mack said.
The write-in votes in
Athens-Clarke County will not count officially since Darwin was never certified as a write-in candidate, but Leebens-Mack hopes the campaign will encourage a strong candidate, Democrat or Republican, to chal-lenge Broun in 2014.
“I think there could be Democratic opposition, but even more likely is having a rational Republican who understands issues like global warm-ing, scientific reasoning more gener-ally,” said Leebens-Mack.
Broun received 16,980 votes in Athens-Clarke County, home of the University of Georgia, Broun’s undergraduate alma mater.
Broun’s office issued a statement that did not directly address Darwin, saying that the congressman “looks forward to representing the ... con-stitutional conservative principles” of his constituents.
The statement also noted that Broun “received a higher level of support from his constituents in Athens-Clarke County this election cycle than in any of his previous campaigns.”
Reuters
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Charles Darwin gets 4,000 votes in Georgia
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